Also congrats on the 1k subs dawg! Welcome to the club 😎
@ShadysideLibrary2 ай бұрын
Haha thanks!!
@glendyc222 ай бұрын
I enjoy reading short stories from time to time but I prefer a longer novel. My favorite SK short story collection so far is Night Shift. I haven't read You Like It Darker yet but I really want to read Rattlesnakes and most of the stories sound interesting. There's still many SK books I need to read but it's hard to decide which one to pick next lol. Congrats again on 1K subscribers, a Q&A would be great.
@ShadysideLibrary2 ай бұрын
Thanks so much!! You’ll probably enjoy You Like It Darker much more than I did. I’m just not a short story guy… Q&A sounds fun!
@musicroom71852 ай бұрын
I think you make many valid points. Short stories are not for everyone. I have read all of King's previous short story collections and (in my opinion) all contain a few good, a few mediocre & a few weak entries. Of course, that definitely depends on the taste of the reader. I, personally, like his longer works much better. I believe that in both long & short works, my favorite thing he does is write a realistic, believable setting. That is what draws me in...beyond that, the plot can work for me or not, but it is rare that I don't find myself drawn into the setting/world he creates to the degree that it doesn't feel like fiction. Thanks as always for sharing your thoughts!
@ShadysideLibrary2 ай бұрын
I totally agree with you! Sometimes I just feel like with a short story, Stephen king doesn’t have enough pages to paint that picture that we all know he’s good at doing. For that reason, I’ll probably stick with his longer novels for now!
@MSMDragon2 ай бұрын
Great video! I really need to start reading more King. I’ve only read The Stand. I liked it but that was a few years ago.
@ShadysideLibrary2 ай бұрын
Thanks! Wow! I can’t believe you started with his biggest book! He’s got a lot of great ones that don’t require as much of a time commitment lol!
@ChristopherSniadecki2 ай бұрын
Congratulations on 1000! 🎉Great video!
@ShadysideLibrary2 ай бұрын
Thanks so much!
@amanda_c.2 ай бұрын
I just finished a Pike book that was a drag, took me a week to get through a 200 page book lol. Secret Window, Secret Garden (Four Past Midnight) and Rita Hayworth and Shawshank Redemption (Different Seasons) are a couple of my favorite short stories by King. Congrats on 1K!! 🎉
@ShadysideLibrary2 ай бұрын
Thank you!! Which Pike book?! And I’ve heard those stories are incredible!
@amanda_c.2 ай бұрын
@@ShadysideLibrary The Immortal 😱 I knew I wouldn’t love it because I tried to read it in middle school and couldn’t get through it but wanted to give it a chance as an adult. The tagline and synopsis on the back is a little misleading as well
@ShadysideLibrary2 ай бұрын
@@amanda_c. Christopher Pike taglines are always misleading lol! And that’s actually a book I haven’t read yet!
@edlewisnoctreviews2 ай бұрын
Congrats, again on the 1k subscribers, you deserve them and more! Would love to see a bookshelf tour. I'll be curious about that Rattlesnakes video.
@ShadysideLibrary2 ай бұрын
Thank you!! I might just have to do a bookshelf tour then!
@edlewisnoctreviews2 ай бұрын
@@ShadysideLibrary You're welcome! And yay!
@kirazinn2 ай бұрын
I like the idea of a Q & A. You can do Fear Street, Point Horror, Middle Grade books for the giveaway.
@ShadysideLibrary2 ай бұрын
Sounds good!!
@claudesvlogs2 ай бұрын
Congrats on the milestone!
@ShadysideLibrary2 ай бұрын
Thanks so much Claude!!
@Joshuas_ReadingCorner2 ай бұрын
I’m sorry this book was a drag, don’t think I’ll pick this one up. I’m glad you liked rattlesnakes though! Congrats on 1k subs, I love your content! Any video you want to do I’ll always watch.
@ShadysideLibrary2 ай бұрын
Thanks so much Josh!! Stephen King books can be hit or miss sometimes so it’s ok! I’m still glad I read it.
@Monsterblood2 ай бұрын
Great review man! I'm right there with you - this book is a drag, and I'm only the first few stories in. King USED to be really good at short stories - when they were actually short instead of 50-100 page novellas, lol. Night Shift is my all time favorite King book, I've read it about 3 or 4 times now lol. There are also some pretty good stories in Skeleton Crew, but in Nightmares and Dreamscapes the short storytelling quality starts to decline IMO, and I even DNFd that one, and honestly, might DNF You Like it Darker
@ShadysideLibrary2 ай бұрын
Thank you! I appreciate all of the insight on his collections. It’ll probably be a while before I pick up another one but when I do, skeleton crew will be at the top of my list!
@spookylittlebooknerd2 ай бұрын
Congratulations on 1,000 subscribers! I think a Q&A would be fun. Love the buttons and bookmarks! What a bummer that this book was a drag! I was guessing it was because they were short stories before you said that. I struggle with short stories too. I do really love that cover though. I do better with his novels that are normal length that aren’t a thousand pages but are like 300-500 pages but aren’t short stories either.
@ShadysideLibrary2 ай бұрын
Thank you!! A Q&A sounds fun! We definitely have similar taste when it comes to king. Shoot me a message on Instagram and I’ll get you some bookmarks!
@Kritz_Reads2 ай бұрын
I'm also not a short story lover. I'm sorry this didn't work out for you. I know you were really looking forward to it. I haven't read or seen Cujo - I'd love to get to that this summer!
@ShadysideLibrary2 ай бұрын
You definitely have to mentally prepare for Cujo, it’s quite heavy. But, very well written. Perfect for summer.
@ReadingRetail2 ай бұрын
im finishing up SK Needful things.. its a long one but its sooo worth it!
@ShadysideLibrary2 ай бұрын
I’ve been itching to read that one! It’s definitely huge but I heard it’s the ultimate Castle Rock story!
@krypticcoil95402 ай бұрын
Cool video, Zack! You sound like you weren’t too thrilled with this one. However I can’t help but notice that you have 3/5 stars as the lowest rating for some of these stories. To me, a 3 star rating means that it was worth a read or worth a watch. Is that how you feel about a 3 star rating as well?
@ShadysideLibrary2 ай бұрын
Thank you!! I tend to give the books I read the benefit of the doubt lol. In other words, 3 stars isn’t very good to me. If I enjoy it and recommend it, I’ll rate it 4 or 5 stars. It is very rare that I rate a book as low as 1 or 2 stars. It has to be really bad for me to do that. The writing in this book wasn’t bad, I just found it a bit boring and not as memorable as his other works.
@ZoeyDeLeonVA2 ай бұрын
Night Shift might be a good palette cleanser after this, I think that's his best short fiction collections, for me, it starts with a back to back 5 star stories and I only find just one bad story in that one. I can't wait to read this one, I've actually read The Turbulence Expert before in a seperate collection called Flight or Fright and that collection as a whole was terrible. can't wait to reread that in here. lol
@ShadysideLibrary2 ай бұрын
Fingers crossed I enjoy Night Shift more. That’s definitely the next collection I’ll go for. But for now, I’m going to stick to his novels. I’m sure you’ll like this book much more than I did! Most people do!
@ZoeyDeLeonVA2 ай бұрын
I'll see about it, I dont know about King's newer short stories. I may be a more fan of his newer novels but I have to dive first to judge on his modern collections
@alyssanicholson43122 ай бұрын
Congrats on 1k it’s absolutely amazing
@ShadysideLibrary2 ай бұрын
Thank you!
@jimlay93122 ай бұрын
Idea for some future vlogs: Books that share certain horror themes or locations, etc. Monsterblood did a cool one about horror sub genres. You could do one about books that take place at carnivals/circuses, or revenge beyond the grave type novels, or (my all time fav) monster themed novels
@BrockStarNo52 ай бұрын
Congrats on hitting 1K!!! 🥳 🎉 ✌🏻
@ShadysideLibrary2 ай бұрын
Thanks so much!! 👻💛
@alyssanicholson43122 ай бұрын
Amazing video
@ret65782 ай бұрын
The stories were very hit and miss for me. I thought Rattlesnakes and The Answer Man were very good. But some of the other stories were very forgettable. I really recommend Night Shift and Skeleton Crew, those 2 collections have some of his best stories, IMO.
@ShadysideLibrary2 ай бұрын
I agree with you. I’ll probably take a break from the short stories for a while but when I jump back in I’ll probably most likely pick up Night Shift!!
@johnkaufman5474Ай бұрын
You need to read Night Shift and Different Seasons.
@ShadysideLibraryАй бұрын
@@johnkaufman5474 That’s what I’ve heard. My dad loved Different Seasons, but I tend to prefer the darker stories, so I’ll probably read Night Shift next.
@libbygreen9919Ай бұрын
What are you doing with Nancy free books you must collect anything maybe I should get mine out of the attic
@ShadysideLibraryАй бұрын
@@libbygreen9919 I still love Nancy Drew! I just keep discovering new books and haven’t gotten the chance to revisit the series in a little while. I’ll have to pick one up and read it here pretty soon. They’re always pleasant and easy to read
@pembie22 ай бұрын
I liked Danny’s bad dream Wille the wredio was quite rubbish I thought and fifth step wasn’t very good first story was ok but could have been bit longer I haven’t read others yet
@ShadysideLibrary2 ай бұрын
I loved Rattlesnakes and Laurie. Tbh the second half of the book really wasn’t bad at all! The beginning was just a drag for me. I hope you like the second half as much as I did!
@ReadingRetail2 ай бұрын
oh.. i havent read this ...YET
@ShadysideLibrary2 ай бұрын
Although it wasn’t my favorite, it’s still got some good stories in it! I hope you enjoy!!